Waubonsee Community College

Urban wind energy, Sinisa Stankovic, Neil Campbell, Alan Harries

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrationsmaps

index present

non fiction

Urban wind energy

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Sinisa Stankovic, Neil Campbell, Alan Harries

pt. 1. Wind energy in context : wind energy and global energy supply -- Rising energy prices and energy security -- Environmental issues -- pt. 2. Urban wind energy potential -- Small wind energy: retrofitting and building-mounted wind turbines -- Large wind energy: stand-alone wind turbines -- Building integrated wind turbines -- The future of urban wind energy -- pt. 3. Urban wind energy feasibility study -- Project aims -- Initial wind resource estimation and site study -- Environmental impacts and suitable/available technologies -- Economic aspects -- pt. 4. Turbine technology -- Turbine types -- Generator types -- Blade design -- Overspeed protection -- Tower design -- Grid connection -- Sourcing equipment -- Wind energy yield enhancements techniques -- pt. 5. Building-integrated wind turbines -- General guidelines for building-integrated wind turbines -- Wind directionality and building orientation -- Predicting the energy yields from turbines integrated into shrouds within tall buildings -- Environmental impacts, building design and planning -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Turbine manufacturers